Combined fireplace and stove.



PATENTED NOV. 7, 1905.

W.'A. DOUGLASS. COMBINED FIREPLACE AND STOVE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.24, 1904.

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APPLIGATION FILED MAR.24, 1904.

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NH WWWWWW WALTER A. DOUGLASS, OF PILOTMOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA.

COMBINED FIREPLACE AND STOVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 7, 1905.

Application filed March 24, 1904. Serial No. 199,793;

To ctlZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALTER A. DOUGLASS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pilotmountain, in the county of Forsyth and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Combined Fireplace and Stove, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a combined fireplace and stove.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of fireplaces and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and eflicient construction adapted to be arranged either within a fireplace or be connected with a chimney or flue in the same manner as in an ordinary stove or heater.

A further object of the invention is to improve the construction for controlling the draft and to provide a blower adapted to cover .more or less of the front of the combined fireplace and stove, accordingly as it is desired to make the fire burn fast or slow. Also the invention has for its object to prevent smoky fireplaces and to enable either wood or coal to be used as a fuel and to prevent the latter from rolling down or accidentally getting out of the fireplace in any other way- I I I With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details of construction within the scope of the claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combined fireplace and stove constructed in accordance with this invention, the blower being closed. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, the blower being shown open in full lines and closed in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a plan iew, partly in section, illustrating the construction for connecting a stovepipe with the casing for enabling the latter to be connected withan ordinary chimney or flue.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawlngs.

-1 l -designate the sides of the-casing of the fireplace or stove, which sides are constructed of sheet metal or other suitable material and arranged vertically, as shown. The sides are provided with curved upper edges and are connected by a curved top wall 2, constructed of sheet metal and extending downward from the top to an intermediate point on the sides, the lower portion of the front of the casing being open and adapted to be covered by a blower composed of doors 3, 4, and 5, hinged together and adapted to fold, as hereinafter explained. The casing is preferably provided with laterally-extending ribs 6, located at the curved edges of the sides to interlock with side pieces 7 of a frame which surrounds the fireplace and is adapted to fit against the adjacent portions of the wall. The lower open front portion of the casing is supported by an approximately U-shaped brace 8, composed of vertical side portions and a connecting bottom portion 9 and suitably secured to the inner faces of the sides of the casing adjacent to the front edges thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The sides of the easing are provided at their rear edges with vertical strips 10, having offset front portions 11, spaced from the sides, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, to provide vertical grooves for the reception of flanges 12 of the side 7 of the said frame. edges bent at right angles to form the said flanges 12, and they extend above the top of the casing and are provided above the same with L-shaped flanges 13, arranged at the inner edges of the sides and interlocking with reversely disposed L shaped flanges 14 of a top piece 15, which rests upon the top of the casing, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The ends of the top piece 15 are angularly bent to form the L-shaped flanges 14, which extend forwardly from the top piece and which prevent the sides 7 from moving laterally of the easing. The sides are provided at the lower ends of the L-shaped flanges 13 with notches 16, which receive the side ribs or flanges 6,where by the sides 7 of the frame are interlocked with the casing and held against accidental upward movement. By this construction the frame which surrounds the casing when socured to a wall is adapted to retain the easing in a fireplace. The frame is located at a point between the front and rear edges of the sides of the casing, and the latter extends rearward from the frame a sufficient distance to fit within a fireplace.

The rear pieces or strips 10 of thesides are The sides 7 have their inner vertical provided at their lower portions with inwardly-extending transversely-disposed vertical flanges 17 having slots 18 adapted to receive headed projections 19. The lower straight back wall or section 20, which fits against the flanges 17 is designed to be constructed of cast-iron or other suitable material, and it is readily removable to enable it to be conveniently replaced should it be burned out through long use. The top of the lower rear wall or section 20 supportsan upper curved wall or section 21, extending upwardly and forwardly from the straight rear wall or section toward the front portion of the top of the casing, and it then curves upwardly and rearwardly, being arranged substantially concentric with the adjacent portion of the top of the casing to provide a curved upwardly and rearwardly extending smoke passage or flue 22. The body portion of the upper section of the back of the casing is substantially semicircular, as shown, with the lower portion extended and re- Versely curved to present a concaved front face for throwing the heat downwardly and forwardly. The top of the lower straight section of the back is provided with a groove 23 to receive the lower edge of the top section of the back, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, whereby the two sections are detachably interlocked, the upper section being adapted to be readily sprung out of engagement with the lower section. The two sections may be detachably connected in any other desired manner. The upper section is held in position by transverse rods 24 and 25. The rods 24, which are arranged at intervals, are located in rear of the central or intermediate portion of the curved upper section, and the other rod 25 is located above the curved section of the back, at the top thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The rods have their ends threaded and provided with nuts, as shown. The upper end of the flue or passage 22 may communicate directly with the interior of a chimney or fireplace, or it may be connected with a supplemental substantially triangular flue or box 26, tapering rearwardly and provided at its upper wall with a Stovepipe-opening 27 adapted to receive an ordinary stovepipe for connecting the extension flue or box with an ordinary chimney or flue. By this construction the combined fireplace and stove may be fitted within a fireplace or be arranged adjacent to a chimney and connected with the same similar to an ordinary stove.

pened to provide the proper draft.

The blower, which is composed of sections or doors 3, 4, and 5, is adapted to entirely cover the open lower portion of the casing, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, or the lowermost section or draft-door 5 mayube the lowermost section or draft-door may be folded against the intermediate door 4 and the 5 latter then folded against the top section or door 3 to uncover the lower half of the front opening of the casing. Also the sections may be swung upward to theposition illustrated in full lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings to expose the entire front' opening of the casing. The top section or door 3 is hinged at its upper edge at 28 to the lower edge of the curved top of the casing, and its lower edge is hinged at 29 to the upper edge of the intermediate section or door 4. The lower edge of the intermediate section or door 4 is hinged at 30 to the upper edge of the lower section or draftdoor. The pintle-rod 31 of the lower section or door is fixed to the latter and is provided at one end with an L-shaped arm 32, and it has a handle 33 at its other end. The pintlerod serves as a catch, and the L-shaped arm is adapted to engage a headed projection 34,

extending outward from one side of the casing. The pintle-rod is adapted to be engaged at the other side of the casing by a lower hook 35.- By this construction the blower is held tightly against the front of the casing to cover entirely the opening thereof, and when in this position fuel cannot possibly roll out of the casing. Whenthe sectional blower is rolled or folded and swung upward to the position illustrated in Fig. 3, it is retained in position by a top hook 36. Intermediate hooks may be provided for holding the doors or sections of the blower when the same is partially opened; but the sections maybe constructed so that they will remain in such position without the use of separate fastening devices.

The casing receives a grate 37, which may be of any desired construction and which is adapted to hold either wood or coal, whereby either of the same may be used as a fuel. When the lowermost section or draft-door is opened and the rest of the blower is closed, a strong draft will be provided, and the fire will be caused to burn rapidly, as will be readily understood. When the bottom and intermediate doors are opened, the fire will burn less rapidly, and when the blower is entirely closed the fire will be caused to burn very slowly. When the blower is entirely opened, the fire will burn more or less freely, and the heat will be thrown downward and outward by the curved backs, which are partially arched above the rear portion of the grate.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A combined fireplace and stove, comprising the upright sides each of said sides being formed in one piece, an inclined top wall connected at its edges to the sides and forming one wall of the smoke passage or flue and terminating at the front opening, a back composed of upper and lower sections, the lower section being upright, and the upper section being curved or bowed and arranged adjacent to and spaced from the top wall and forming the other wall-of thesmoke passage or fine, said top section being fitted between the sides and its lower end being interlocked with the upper part of the lower section and retained in such interlocked relation by the said sides.

2. A combined fireplace and stove consisting of a casing, said casing comprising sides, a substantially inclined top connecting the upper portions of the sides, a back composed of a lower straight section slidably and detachably interlocked with the sides, and an upper bowed section removably fitted between the sides of the casing and detachably interlocked with the top of the lower section and retaining the latter in its interlocked relation with the sides.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing provided at the front with an opening, a blower hinged to the easing so as to cover the opening and composed of a plurality of hinged sections arranged to be independently and successively opened to expose a greater or less portion of the opening, one of the sections having an extended pintle, and means mounted on the casing for engagement with the pintle to lock the blower in its open and closed positions.

" and closed positions.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing provided at the front with an opening, a blower hinged to the casing and composed of a plurality of sections, the bottom section being provided with a pintle having a catch at one end and an operating-handle at the other, means mounted on the casing for engagement with the catch, and a locking device for engaging the pintle adjacent to the handle, substantially as described.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing, a blower hinged to the casing and composed of a plurality of hinged sections, the pintle of the bottom section being provided at one side of the device with an arm forming a catch, a stud mounted on one side of the casing and arranged to be engaged by the arm, and a plurality of hooks mounted on the other side of the device and arranged to engage the pintle, substantially as described.

7 In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing provided at the top with opposite ribs and having grooves at the sides, and a removable frame extending outward from the casing and composed of sides provided with flanges to engage the said grooves and having notches to receive the ribs, and a top piece interlocked with the sides of the frame, substantially as described.

8.. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing provided at opposite sides with strips forming grooves, a removable frame extending outward from the casing and composed of sides having flanges to fit in the grooves and projecting above the casing and provided with flanges, and a top piece interlocked with the latter and supported by the casing, substantially as described.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing provided at its sides with vertical strips having offset front portions spaced from the sides and forming vertical grooves open at the front, and a frame surrounding the casing and having rearwardly-extending flanges to enter the said grooves, whereby the said frame serves to retain the casing in the fireplace.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WALTER A. DOUGLASS. Witnesses:

R. L. VALENTINE, J. H. BAYLY. 

